Our Research


April 16, 2026

The Top Ten Most Consensus Set-Ups in Energy Right Now

By Timm Schneider

Within we share what we believe (from our vantage point) are the most consensus set-ups at the moment and heading into earnings. Not saying consensus is necessarily wrong but it’s interesting for illustrative purposes. As…

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April 15, 2026

Here is what people want to talk about + Updated Model Portfolio Marks + Latest Love/Hate Positions

By Timm Schneider

Within we discuss: Top Ten current macro themes/ sector debates; and Key debates (very quick bullet format) for ~80 stocks across the energy value chain. Updated Model Portfolio marks (as of ~14:30 ET; +980bps since…

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April 13, 2026

We believe most people aren’t paying attention to three main things…

By Timm Schneider

when it comes to the Iran situation. This is us literally going through a plethora of twitter posts, news and conversations. We are on our way to nyc so doing this from my mobile apologies…

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April 13, 2026

This is a Really Cool *NEW* Cut of Quarterly Texas Oil & Gas Activity Levels… For Nerds Like Me at Least

By Timm Schneider

…and covering: 1) New Drills; 2) Total Oil & Gas Completions (New); 3) Total Gas completions (New); 4) Total Oil Permits; 5) Total Gas Permits; and 6) Total Oil & Gas Permits for the following…

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April 12, 2026

Markets Likely Reaction to POTUS’ Latest Hormuz Gambit

By Timm Schneider

There are several news articles out this am (as well as a Truth Social post) indicating the U.S. Navy would begin blockading the Strait of Hormuz (Read On). We also just listened to a live…

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April 12, 2026

Your Energy & Utility News for the Week Ending April 12th 2026

By Timm Schneider

For the news, we include a brief summary description for each headline. We only include links to news sources that do NOT require you to have a subscription to the respective site, or if they do, they are free of charge. However,…

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April 11, 2026

Initiating Love/Hate Portfolio 8 (LHP8; Go Canadian Midstream) After LHP7 Fizzles In a Sign of Broader Long/Short Carnage

By Timm Schneider

Within we provide 1) Our latest sentiment based Long/Short book (10 Longs/ 10 Shorts) Love/Hate Portfolio 8 (LHP8); and 2) the performance of LHP7, which we closed on Friday. LHP7 booked the second worst performance…

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April 10, 2026

I thought it was a statistical anomaly to lose this much in two weeks… but it turns out it’s certainly possible

By Timm Schneider

Our commodity trading account (real money) YTD: Source: The Schneider Capital Group; Interactive Brokers We made a terrible call on the gas side – too much conviction, too much leverage, and not enough humility. Our…

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April 10, 2026

Model Portfolio Grinds Out ~900bps since inception Despite Our Canadian Midstream Short Disaster…

By Timm Schneider

Within, please find our latest Model Portfolio marks. This is an actively managed book of ~40 longs and 32 shorts. Since inception on Janaury 9th 2026, the Model Portfolio has generated a weighted return of…

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April 7, 2026

Texas Doesn’t Blink (Yet): What March RRC Data Reveal Despite Triple‑Digit Crude

By Timm Schneider

Within, we show our (extremely) detailed monthly Texas drilling, permitting and completion analytics from the ground up – delivering sharp basin-by-basin breakdowns and forward-looking insights to help you spot emerging trends.  We track the data on…

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April 6, 2026

Natural Gas: Why We are Getting More Bullish – Or Perhaps Simply a Little Less Bearish

By Timm Schneider

Truth be told we have not received a lot of questions on domestic (Henry Hub) Natural Gas lately – which probably also makes it more interesting to us – with the front month (May) hovering…

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April 5, 2026

‘Expletives,’ ‘Hell’ and ‘Hormuz:’ POTUS’ Latest Ultimatum…

By Timm Schneider

Woke up to this one this morning: Truth Details | Truth Social This is a real post. Here is how decentralized exchanges are currently trading on the latest news (including POTUS saying on Fox News…

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April 4, 2026

Most Read Notes for the Week + Our Positioning into Sunday + Upcoming Access

By Timm Schneider

***Most read for the week*** Since we published this we had a bunch of conversations on this with folks. Call us if interested.. Our first deep-dive: Transportadora de Gas del Sur (TGS). Rough first week for…

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April 4, 2026

Your Energy & Utility News for the Week Ending April 4th 2026

By Timm Schneider

For the news, we include a brief summary description for each headline. We only include links to news sources that do NOT require you to have a subscription to the respective site, or if they do, they are free of charge. However,…

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April 2, 2026

Love/Hate Portfolio 7 (LHP7) Pares ~120bps on the Week as IDA was only Long in the Green…

By Timm Schneider

…which was ironic, because it was in the ‘Most Hated’ bucket in LHP6 (the prior iteration). In any case, we will close LHP7 next Friday, April 10th, in-line with our two week respective time horizons….

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